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Old 12-02-2008, 12:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Stop the Insanity

I posted this in a response earlier. If anyone has some advice for how to deal with a person like this and still have a merry Christmas, please let me know!

My story: my lovely sister in law is preggers. Actually my sister just gave birth and two sis in laws are preggers so there are raging hormones all around! I am Ok with my sister and the one sil. The other...well, she is supposedly this devout Catholic...and I mean goes to church daily, supposedly lives, eats, breathes, sleeps this religion. Several years ago, she chose to use Plan B, which according to the Pope is an abortion. Although I am not Catholic, I would have to agree that it is a potential abortion. All so she didnt' have to live with the stigma of being an umarried Catholic girl. She sends the ER bills to our house...does not ask, or give us a heads up or anything. Just sends it. And when hubby and I ask her about it we get a load of crap about how it is none of our business. (uh, you just used my mailbox and you are a teenager, better believe if you want me to cover your butt it will become my business!!). Long story short, both my hubby and her were absolutely insistent that their mom not find out and we keep this to ourselves. A year and a half later she does the same thing. At this point I want no part of her shenanigans and want to come clean to her mom. AGain, it is an overwhelming no from both of them.

In the seven years that have followed, I have been treated horribly from her, with comments like "Who cares that you can't get preggers, you're adopting". Now she has been married for four months and is preggers. And she is constantly whining about the morning sickness! And I am the one who can't conceive?!! Inconceivable!

I have tried sharing stories with her about friends who have had problems TTC or with their pregnancy and how grateful she should be given that according to her religion, had two abortions. I don't think it is entering her thick skull. I dont' want to make a fool of myself and bite her head off, but her snitty attiutude is pretty hard to take.

ARRRRGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old 12-03-2008, 08:19 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Your SIL sounds brutal!

You have already shown far more patience then I have; I would have gone off on her and/or ratted her out.

I don't know what their family dynamic is but it seems odd for DH to take her side; especially since she treats you so horribly.

I would probably be scheming up some way for her mom to "accidentally" find out about her abortions - maybe her new hubby too since he may or may not know her shady past. I think a lesson about honesty would shut her up pretty quick.

Sorry you have to deal with it; just try to distance yourself from it when possible. Good luck!
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